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cairo and benghazi? >> i think it's important to differentiate between the two because they're very different kinds of demonstrations and attacks. right now in cairo, there is still a demonstration going on, a couple hundred, maybe not even that many, hardline supporters, most of them were members of the islamic group, supporters of the old blind cleric, from the first world trade center attack. they have been organizing demonstrations in front of the u.s. embassy for a long time now and they were the core group that went out yesterday organized this demonstration and then the demonstration got out of hand, so to speak, and some of the people climbed into the embassy itself, didn't attack anyone, but pulled down an american flag and put up a black islamic flag. no u.s. personnel were at risk in that incident, but what it did show is a glaring lack of response from the new islamic leaning egyptian government. what happened in benghazi was a very different kind of attack. this was a commando raid according
cairo and benghazi? >> i think it's important to differentiate between the two because they're very different kinds of demonstrations and attacks. right now in cairo, there is still a demonstration going on, a couple hundred, maybe not even that many, hardline supporters, most of them were members of the islamic group, supporters of the old blind cleric, from the first world trade center attack. they have been organizing demonstrations in front of the u.s. embassy for a long time now and...
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. >>> more anti-american protests and violence overnight in the streets of cairo with more expected today across the muslim world. the united states mourns the loss of four americans killed in libya. two of them former navy s.e.a.l.s. how much worse will this get and how will president obama respond? we'll have a live report from the ground. the wall street journal poll shows the president opening up leads in the only states that matter this election, just two months away. the question is, what will governor romney do to change the race? is packers bounce back. thes
. >>> more anti-american protests and violence overnight in the streets of cairo with more expected today across the muslim world. the united states mourns the loss of four americans killed in libya. two of them former navy s.e.a.l.s. how much worse will this get and how will president obama respond? we'll have a live report from the ground. the wall street journal poll shows the president opening up leads in the only states that matter this election, just two months away. the question...
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embassy in cairo. richard engel is live outside the embassy and andrea mitchell with me here in washington. richard, you've reported that tensions have eased a bit. >> reporter: the tensions here are somewhat fading no now. there is a very small demonstration you can hear behind me. but about as many demonstrators as are here, there ares as many egyptian security forces. so right now, egyptians are letting off steam, standing in front of the embassy, but there have been no attempts to scale over the wall like they did yesterday, the 20-foot wall in the background behind me. not the same situation as what happened in benghazi yesterday. that was an armed assault on the consulate the and now the white house has confirmed that the u.s. ambassador chris stevens was in the consulate at the time and was killed along with three other americans. >> richard wlor, who is protect the u.s. he embassy right now in cairo? >> reporter: well, inside there are marines as there are in the other embassies. and if you see
embassy in cairo. richard engel is live outside the embassy and andrea mitchell with me here in washington. richard, you've reported that tensions have eased a bit. >> reporter: the tensions here are somewhat fading no now. there is a very small demonstration you can hear behind me. but about as many demonstrators as are here, there ares as many egyptian security forces. so right now, egyptians are letting off steam, standing in front of the embassy, but there have been no attempts to...
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embassy in cairo while the u.s. embassy in cairo was being atta attacked. i don't know if the republican presidential campaign sees this kind of thing as winning or not, maybe they do. maybe they see this as their way to the white house. but whether or not it is winning, it is not helping. in america today we're running out of a vital resource we need to compete on the global stage. what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university, we're teaming up with companies like cisco to help make sure everyone's ready with the know how we need for a new tomorrow. [ male announcer ] make sure america's ready. make sure you're ready. at devry.edu/knowhow. >>> on days like this with one giant story in the news, understandably sucking up all the attention, on days like this, even important other stories that are off that main story line can sometimes get swamped. coming up next, we're going to unswamp a very big story about a very import
embassy in cairo while the u.s. embassy in cairo was being atta attacked. i don't know if the republican presidential campaign sees this kind of thing as winning or not, maybe they do. maybe they see this as their way to the white house. but whether or not it is winning, it is not helping. in america today we're running out of a vital resource we need to compete on the global stage. what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs...
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embassy in cairo while the u.s. embassy in cairo was being attacked. i don't know if the republican presidential campaign sees this kind of thing as winning or not, maybe they do. maybe they see this as their way to the white house. but whether or not it is winning, it is not helping. >>> on days like this with one giant story in the news, understandably sucking up all the attention, on days like this, even important other stories that are off that main story line can sometimes get swamped. coming up next, we're going to unswamp a very big story about a very important swing state and a governor whose nickname involves the word ultrasound or sometimes the word probe, depending. these guys are at it again. that story is next. please stay with us. >>> the news coming out of libya and egypt and elsewhere in the middle east and north africa this week has understandably pushed almost everything out of the headlines. but even with all that is going on abroad, we are still in the homestretch of the presidential campaign. and there is a lot going on. the obama
embassy in cairo while the u.s. embassy in cairo was being attacked. i don't know if the republican presidential campaign sees this kind of thing as winning or not, maybe they do. maybe they see this as their way to the white house. but whether or not it is winning, it is not helping. >>> on days like this with one giant story in the news, understandably sucking up all the attention, on days like this, even important other stories that are off that main story line can sometimes get...
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embassy in cairo. there were already reports at that point that at least one american had been killed in benghazi. he referenced that in his statement. that did not stop him from attacking the other embassy, from waging a him attack at all. it did not give him pause maybe he should wait to find out more about what was happening before he spoke. not only did he not wait for more information, he did not wait for the attacks to stop before he added his own attack on the staff of the embassy in egypt. a crisis that would otherwise be seen as america under attack, this is no time for politics, instead became very much a time for politics when even mr. romney's own party recoiled in horror at how badly he bungled this situation. a senior republican foreign policy strategist telling "buzzfeed" yesterday that the romney campaign was, quote, just trying to score a cheap news cycle hit and now it's just completely blown up. calling the romney campaign strategy a, quote, utter disaster and saying the romney campa
embassy in cairo. there were already reports at that point that at least one american had been killed in benghazi. he referenced that in his statement. that did not stop him from attacking the other embassy, from waging a him attack at all. it did not give him pause maybe he should wait to find out more about what was happening before he spoke. not only did he not wait for more information, he did not wait for the attacks to stop before he added his own attack on the staff of the embassy in...
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embassy in cairo while the u.s. embassy in cairo was being attacked. i don't know if the republican presidential campaign sees this kind of thing as winning or not, maybe they do. maybe they see this as their way to the white house. but whether or not it is winning, it is not helping. in america today we're running out of a vital resource we need to compete on the global stage. what we need are people prepared for the careers of our new economy. by 2025 we could have 20 million jobs without enough college graduates to fill them. that's why at devry university, we're teaming up with companies like cisco to help make sure everyone's ready with the know how we need for a new tomorrow. [ male announcer ] make sure america's ready. make sure you're ready. at devry.edu/knowhow. >>> on days like this with one giant story in the news, understandably sucking up all the attention, on days like this, even important other stories that are off that main story line can sometimes get swamped. coming up next, we're going to unswamp a very big story about a very import
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is considering sending additional troops to cairo. is it realistic at all that tensions are going to sort of calm down with these two forces set to possibly collide on friday? >> well, i don't know why mr. morsi had to call for demonstrations on the part of the muslim brotherhood on friday after prayers. that's, frankly, unacceptable. look. there's very little leverage over a man determined to use the united states as a boogieman for the interests inside egypt. he's dependent on american foreign assistance and the willingness of the united states taxpayer proto provide debt relief. there's no reason why the obama administration or the united states has to play his game. if he's going to play games with the safety of the diplomats in cairo he doesn't deserve to have us running over there and offering him money under these circumstances. we have to basically send a strong signal to a new president that while he may be the new man in town, the new game doesn't have to be played under his rules. >> ambassador ginsberg, if we could look at
is considering sending additional troops to cairo. is it realistic at all that tensions are going to sort of calm down with these two forces set to possibly collide on friday? >> well, i don't know why mr. morsi had to call for demonstrations on the part of the muslim brotherhood on friday after prayers. that's, frankly, unacceptable. look. there's very little leverage over a man determined to use the united states as a boogieman for the interests inside egypt. he's dependent on american...
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, the american embassy in cairo? >> reporter: well, starting at the beginning, this began yesterday afternoon here in cairo. and the security was not very evident. in fact, the protesters were able to get very close to the embassy. then they were even able to start scaling the walls. several dozen of them climbing over the walls, going inside, pulling down the u.s. flag, which was already flying at half-staff because of 9/11, replacing it with another flag. all of this takes time. then climbing back over the wall and covering large sections of this wall in some very vulgar graffiti, some very innocuous islamic slogans. and it was only at that stage that egyptian security forces moved in and tried to push back the crowds. so there are many of the diplomatic community, at least people that i've been speaking to, that think the egyptian security forces reacted too slowly to something that was fairly predictable, something that built up over time, then escalated quickly, but something that people could have foreseen comi
, the american embassy in cairo? >> reporter: well, starting at the beginning, this began yesterday afternoon here in cairo. and the security was not very evident. in fact, the protesters were able to get very close to the embassy. then they were even able to start scaling the walls. several dozen of them climbing over the walls, going inside, pulling down the u.s. flag, which was already flying at half-staff because of 9/11, replacing it with another flag. all of this takes time. then...
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we'll get a live report from cairo. plus, michele bachmann announcing her first step after an unsuccessful presidential run. first today's money minute. here's a quick look at markets. the dow up about 37, s&p, nasdaq also up. i've worked hard to build my family. and also to build my career. so i'm not about to always let my frequent bladder urges, or the worry my pipes might leak get in the way of my busy lifestyle. that's why i take care, with vesicare. once-daily vesicare can help control your bladder muscle and is proven to treat overactive bladder with symptoms of frequent urges and leaks day and night. if you have certain stomach or glaucoma problems, or trouble emptying your bladder, do not take vesicare. vesicare may cause allergic reactions that may be serious. if you experience swelling of the face, lips, throat or tongue, stop taking vesicare and get emergency help. tell your doctor right away if you have severe abdominal pain, or become constipated for three or more days. vesicare may cause blurred vision, s
we'll get a live report from cairo. plus, michele bachmann announcing her first step after an unsuccessful presidential run. first today's money minute. here's a quick look at markets. the dow up about 37, s&p, nasdaq also up. i've worked hard to build my family. and also to build my career. so i'm not about to always let my frequent bladder urges, or the worry my pipes might leak get in the way of my busy lifestyle. that's why i take care, with vesicare. once-daily vesicare can help...
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eastern time, noon in cairo. that's when the american embassy put out a statement saying it condemns the statements by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of muslims. at about noon, the wall was breached and ripped down around secretary clinton released a statement condemning the violence. the romney camp sent a statement saying it's disgraceful that the obama administration's first response was not to condemn attacks on our diplomatic missions but to sympathize with the waged the attacks. reince priebus tweeted, white obama sim pa thizs with attackers in egypt. sad and pathetic. a.p. first reports american ambassador in libya has been killed. comic only in the political intrigue and perhaps stupidity here of mitt romney. >> well, this is what happened politically when you're a candidate without the facts and with few friends. okay? eats maybe tied the poll but doesn't have close friends in the politics business. he got the facts wrong and it's a classic case of jumping out of a fast ahead moving
eastern time, noon in cairo. that's when the american embassy put out a statement saying it condemns the statements by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of muslims. at about noon, the wall was breached and ripped down around secretary clinton released a statement condemning the violence. the romney camp sent a statement saying it's disgraceful that the obama administration's first response was not to condemn attacks on our diplomatic missions but to sympathize with the waged...
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, almost a copycat of the demonstrations against our facility in cairo which were prompted of course by the video. >> there was a caveat there. she said the fbi was still investigating. but the thought was it was a spontaneous reaction. a couple of days before that, the libyan president said, no, in fact, al qaeda was behind this attack. and then days later, after ambassador rice is on this program and other programs, the president's spokesman jay carney says this. it is, i think, self-evident that what happened in benghazi was a terrorist attack. well, if it was self-evident, why didn't the president call this exactly what it was, an act of terror on the anniversary of 9/11? >> well, this is an event of great interest, obviously, to the public, to the news media. information was being provided realtime. obviously, you're going to know more two weeks after an event than a week after an event. and as ambassador rice was -- that was the information from the intelligence community. the same information provided for congress. the reason obviously we now have stipulated this is a terroris
, almost a copycat of the demonstrations against our facility in cairo which were prompted of course by the video. >> there was a caveat there. she said the fbi was still investigating. but the thought was it was a spontaneous reaction. a couple of days before that, the libyan president said, no, in fact, al qaeda was behind this attack. and then days later, after ambassador rice is on this program and other programs, the president's spokesman jay carney says this. it is, i think,...
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embassy in cairo. it was a statement that acknowledged a crude, anti-islamic video that had been produced in the united states. that statement that mr. romney described as sympathizing with the attackers was put out a full six hours before the attackers breached the embassy walls. it was a statement that was an attempt to tamp down any reaction to this stupid video. it wasn't a reaction to the protests, the protests didn't exist yet. mr. romney urged calm, and used it as an opportunity to accuse the president of the united states of sympathizing with those who were at that time attacking the united states. by early this morning, after it became clear that a u.s. ambassador named christopher stevens had been killed in libya, after it became clear that mr. romney's timeline of events in egypt was completely wrong, the republican presidential nominee took to the podium and he did not walk back his initial remarks. he decided to double down on them. >> the statement that came from the administration, and t
embassy in cairo. it was a statement that acknowledged a crude, anti-islamic video that had been produced in the united states. that statement that mr. romney described as sympathizing with the attackers was put out a full six hours before the attackers breached the embassy walls. it was a statement that was an attempt to tamp down any reaction to this stupid video. it wasn't a reaction to the protests, the protests didn't exist yet. mr. romney urged calm, and used it as an opportunity to...
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noon in cairo. that's when the american embassy put out a statement saying it condemns the continuing effort by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of muslim, in reference in part to the movie. throughout the day in cairo protesters marched on the embassy protesting the film. at noon the embassy wall was breached and the american flag was ripped down around 10:00 at night. secretary clinton released a statement condemning the violence. at 10:09 the romney camp sent a statement to the press saying it's disgraceful the obama's administration first response was not to condemn attacks on our diplomatic missions but sympathize with those who waged the attacks. around that time the white house disavowed the embassy statement from earlier that day. a few hours later tweeted, obama sympathizes with attackers in egypt. six hours later the ap broke the news that the ambassador in libya was killed when protesters stormed that embassy in benghazi. this one of those strange, tragic, comic affair
noon in cairo. that's when the american embassy put out a statement saying it condemns the continuing effort by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of muslim, in reference in part to the movie. throughout the day in cairo protesters marched on the embassy protesting the film. at noon the embassy wall was breached and the american flag was ripped down around 10:00 at night. secretary clinton released a statement condemning the violence. at 10:09 the romney camp sent a statement...
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jim maceda joins us live from cairo. jim, as i speak to you now, tahrir square behind you looks like a normal friday evening. traffic is moving. people appear to be going about their business. is that a fair assessment? >> reporter: that's absolutely right, martin. tonight, the streets of cairo look amazingly normal, don't they? it is the usual chaos, beeping horns, traffic like you and i have come to expect and love so much about cairo, especially on a friday night. and right now you probably can't see them, but there are probably 300 or 400 protesters still on tahrir square, standing around, demonstrating with banners. they were chanting before. they're obviously there to protest against the film. earlier today, there were more, but it was never more than about a thousand or so. they're hear to protest peacefully, that's what they've done all day long. then you have the other group about 500 yards, off tahrir square to the u.s. embassy, that is blocked off by riot police. protesters playing cat and mouse with the polic
jim maceda joins us live from cairo. jim, as i speak to you now, tahrir square behind you looks like a normal friday evening. traffic is moving. people appear to be going about their business. is that a fair assessment? >> reporter: that's absolutely right, martin. tonight, the streets of cairo look amazingly normal, don't they? it is the usual chaos, beeping horns, traffic like you and i have come to expect and love so much about cairo, especially on a friday night. and right now you...
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there are more protests tonight in cairo as we speak. we will have more tomorrow night. you want to keep it here. now it's time for "the last word" with lawrence o'donnell. have a good night. >> moments ago the president made another statement about the assassination of the american ambassador to libya. the president remains in command of the situation, and mitt romney apparently remains lost. >> foreign policy is back in the headlines. >> violent protests against the united states. >> four americans including our ambassador to libya have been killed. >> this morning romney used the trajty to criticize the agenda. >> this is no time for politics. >> did the romney campaign jump the gun last night. >> it's disgraceful. >> it's disgraceful that the obama administration first response was not to condemn attacks on our diplomatic missions but to sympathize with those who waged the attacks. >> justice will be done. >> team romney has -- >> we shouldn't be on an apology tour. >> the original statements by the cairo embassy were long before. >> six hours before these protests e
there are more protests tonight in cairo as we speak. we will have more tomorrow night. you want to keep it here. now it's time for "the last word" with lawrence o'donnell. have a good night. >> moments ago the president made another statement about the assassination of the american ambassador to libya. the president remains in command of the situation, and mitt romney apparently remains lost. >> foreign policy is back in the headlines. >> violent protests against...
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jim maceda joins me from cairo. he is on the phone, i understap. jim, let's start with the reasons that morsi has given for these new powers. >> hi craig. well morsi spoke, he came out of his presidential palace a few hours ago to address his thousands of supporters at that point, gathered around and that's what he told them. he said that he had to take this extreme step because there were opponents of the revolution namely and specifically the prosecutor general, he would be likely the supreme court like our supreme court chief justice and several other judges that they were interfering in this what has become a tedious, difficult, paralyzed process of writing egypt's new constitution. he called them quote weebles eating away at egypt's nation saying that egypt really does risk losing this moment in its history unless that process speeds up. he has decreed that there will be a vote that -- in two months time there will be an election, i should say, the parliamentary election. a vote on the new constitution. the problem is that those writing the co
jim maceda joins me from cairo. he is on the phone, i understap. jim, let's start with the reasons that morsi has given for these new powers. >> hi craig. well morsi spoke, he came out of his presidential palace a few hours ago to address his thousands of supporters at that point, gathered around and that's what he told them. he said that he had to take this extreme step because there were opponents of the revolution namely and specifically the prosecutor general, he would be likely the...
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. >> the original statements by the cairo embassy were long before. >> six hours before these protests even started. >> it suggests a level of desperation. >> the desperate reach by mitt romney. >> that makes him look a little bit out of touch. >> contracts and tone deaf. >> how did mitt romney get into this mess? >> he needs to be severely aggressive. >> the first response to the united states must be outrage. >> be very aggressive. >> well he aggressively shot himself in the foot. >> do not seem crass. >> he has a tendency to shoot first and aim later. >>> today, mitt romney started a media controversy and media backlash for comments he made on the attack at the embassy in libya that killed four americans. obama said this moments ago in nevada. >> as for the ones we lost last night, i want to assure you we will bring their killers to justice. and we want to send the message all around the world, anybody who would do us harm, no acts of terror will dim the light of the values that we proudly shine on the rest of the world and no act of violence will shake the resolve of the united sta
. >> the original statements by the cairo embassy were long before. >> six hours before these protests even started. >> it suggests a level of desperation. >> the desperate reach by mitt romney. >> that makes him look a little bit out of touch. >> contracts and tone deaf. >> how did mitt romney get into this mess? >> he needs to be severely aggressive. >> the first response to the united states must be outrage. >> be very aggressive....
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cairo now growing to yemen. one would think that as quickly as word spread about this obscure video that got everyone upset, that word would spread just as quickly that the u.s. had nothing to do with this and it would calm the tensions. why do people continue to protest and why are they spreading? >> reporter: it is spreading because the hard liners who were so in-tur yated by that video, the hard linerses who were inspired to take to the streets aren't listening to that message, they are not the kind of people who want to hear what the secretary of state has to say. they would like to see the u.s. take action. they would like to see the people who matt videotape arrested, they would like to see changes in laws in the united states that prevent these kind of reported messages that are inflammatory blocked in the united states. the clashes are still very much ongoing here in cairo. we just came down from the middle of that fray and i can tell you we spoke to some of the protesters there. some of them are very yo
cairo now growing to yemen. one would think that as quickly as word spread about this obscure video that got everyone upset, that word would spread just as quickly that the u.s. had nothing to do with this and it would calm the tensions. why do people continue to protest and why are they spreading? >> reporter: it is spreading because the hard liners who were so in-tur yated by that video, the hard linerses who were inspired to take to the streets aren't listening to that message, they...
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susan rice did not say it was the result of a mob spawned by a cairo. she said i want to remind the american people this president promised to go after bin laden, refocus on al qaeda. he got bin laden. al qaeda has been dismantled. and the truth of the matter nothing could have been further from the truth, and the story she told reinforced a political narrative helpful to the president. but disconnected from reality. >> let's be clear about what you're saying. you also heard senator feinstien say unequivocally that the notion that there was a cover-up or an attempt to mislead for political reasons is absolutely wrong. she says it's character assassination, the way you're criticizing her. you believe the president of the united states sent his ambassador to the u.n. out to mislead the american people so he could get some sort of political gain before the election? that's the cover-up you're accusing them of? >> i'm saying that the ambassador that had nothing to do with benghazi -- why would you choose someone who had nothing to do with benghazi to tell u
susan rice did not say it was the result of a mob spawned by a cairo. she said i want to remind the american people this president promised to go after bin laden, refocus on al qaeda. he got bin laden. al qaeda has been dismantled. and the truth of the matter nothing could have been further from the truth, and the story she told reinforced a political narrative helpful to the president. but disconnected from reality. >> let's be clear about what you're saying. you also heard senator...
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embassy in cairo yesterday. protesters ripped down the american flag. all of this thought to be at this point a reaction to an obscure american-made film posted on the internet that rid cutes prophet muhammad. hillary clinton and president obama promised swift action. >> today we mourn four more americans who represent the very best of the united states of america. we will not waiver in our commitment to see that justice is done for this terrible act and make no mistake, justice will be done. >> the friendship between our countries born out of shared struggle will not be another casualty of this attack. a free and stable libya is still in america's interest and security. and we will not turn our back on that. >> meanwhile, mitt romney condemned the loss of american lives but he also seized on the attacks even before daybreak slamming the administration's response in what became a fierce back and forth between the two campaigns. romney then doubled down this morning. >> i spoke out when the key fact that i referred to was known which was that the embassy
embassy in cairo yesterday. protesters ripped down the american flag. all of this thought to be at this point a reaction to an obscure american-made film posted on the internet that rid cutes prophet muhammad. hillary clinton and president obama promised swift action. >> today we mourn four more americans who represent the very best of the united states of america. we will not waiver in our commitment to see that justice is done for this terrible act and make no mistake, justice will be...
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the people who attacked the compound on the night of september 11, had been watching the events in cairo live. they had been watching al jazeera or whatever network it was showing the protests at the american embassy in cairo about the video. they also know that in addition to watching this, they talked among themselves about what was happening in cairo, and then they went to the consulate compound. they don't have intelligence that has them planning specifically what they would do or why they would go. that, unfortunately, is still a missing piece of the puzzle, but that's what leads them to say there was some link between what happened in cairo and these people gathering at the compound and then assaulting it. >> well, was the difference then between the initial intel and the later intel that the initial intel said it was spontaneous or suggested that the protest and the assault on our diplomats and the killing actually of chris stevens was spontaneous and their later assessment that it was opportunistic, they wanted to do, it they saw their chance with what was going on in cairo, the
the people who attacked the compound on the night of september 11, had been watching the events in cairo live. they had been watching al jazeera or whatever network it was showing the protests at the american embassy in cairo about the video. they also know that in addition to watching this, they talked among themselves about what was happening in cairo, and then they went to the consulate compound. they don't have intelligence that has them planning specifically what they would do or why they...
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now look at yemen today, look at libya, cairo. is egypt our biggest challenge potentially because of its siz , its importance, its strategy relationship the peace treaty with israel and the fact that president morsi done seem to have decided which way he wants to go. >> look, there's no doubt egypt is the cornerstone of our whole strategy for protecting and promoting our interests in the region. the egyptian/israel peace treaty makes it impossible for other arabs to contemplate war with israel. it doesn't make it impossible for iran, but they're not arab. it makes it possible to try to resolve the arab/israel conflict. if we lose the peace treaty, basically, we've lost 30 years of effort to resolve the arab/israeli conflict. >> what did you think of what the president said to jose diaz-ballart of telemundo last night when asked about israel and morsi? he said, he's neither -- i wouldn't consider him an ally, i wouldn't consider him an enemy. what does that make the egyptian president? >> well, i think it's a work in progress, whic
now look at yemen today, look at libya, cairo. is egypt our biggest challenge potentially because of its siz , its importance, its strategy relationship the peace treaty with israel and the fact that president morsi done seem to have decided which way he wants to go. >> look, there's no doubt egypt is the cornerstone of our whole strategy for protecting and promoting our interests in the region. the egyptian/israel peace treaty makes it impossible for other arabs to contemplate war with...
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embassy in downtown cairo. this video emerged, or at least information about the video, emerged as a couple of clerics in the city started to talk about them. they started to talk about them on local egyptian television. they were claiming that the video was about to be aired. and emotions got out of hand and people tried to climb over the walls -- they did climb over the walls and entered the u.s. embassy. that's what happened in egypt. what happened in benghazi was totally different. there were -- it was allegedly inspired by the same thing, the same video, but in that city, militants attacked the u.s. consulate. it appeared coordinated. they appeared to be using military tactics. they were armed with heavy weapons. that's not the thing an impassioned crowd just does. an impassioned crowd doesn't just have rpgs on hand, move in and have an attack that takes place in at least two waves. that's the kind that al qaeda or an al qaeda-like organization, and there are many of them in libya, could carry out against
embassy in downtown cairo. this video emerged, or at least information about the video, emerged as a couple of clerics in the city started to talk about them. they started to talk about them on local egyptian television. they were claiming that the video was about to be aired. and emotions got out of hand and people tried to climb over the walls -- they did climb over the walls and entered the u.s. embassy. that's what happened in egypt. what happened in benghazi was totally different. there...
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nbc's ayman mohyeldin is joining us live from cairo monitoring the situation. let's start with egypt. how much more trouble is morsi in there? >> reporter: well, he's definitely politically isolated because all of egypt's major political factions have really come out against him for both the constitutional decree that gave him absolute powers nearly two weeks ago and kicked off all of these protests, but more importantly, they're very upset with him that he's trying to ram home this constitution that was drafted by an assembly made up mostly of islamist parties loyal to the president within just two weeks. so, that's fueled a lot of the street anger, left six people killed. it also brought out the military outside of the presidential palace. today, the opposition is calling for another million man march. no doubt, though, that the president's politically isolated and under mounting public pressure. mika? >> let's go back to syria. you've been following that situation since it began last year. assad's grip obviously slipping, but what about the potential of the
nbc's ayman mohyeldin is joining us live from cairo monitoring the situation. let's start with egypt. how much more trouble is morsi in there? >> reporter: well, he's definitely politically isolated because all of egypt's major political factions have really come out against him for both the constitutional decree that gave him absolute powers nearly two weeks ago and kicked off all of these protests, but more importantly, they're very upset with him that he's trying to ram home this...
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in washington, just afternoon in cairo, the u.s. embassy released a statement about the video trying to calm the situation, saying the u.s. condemns the efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of muslims. about four hours later, about noon in washington, the mob breaches the embassy walls. they climb inside the compound and tear down the american flag and replace it with an islamic flag. by then, conservative bloggers back in the u.s. began criticizing the embassy's initial statement. embassy officials respond on twitter saying, quote, of course we condemn breaches of our compound. we're the ones actually living through this. meanwhile, in libya, at 6:25 p. mrk in washington, the state department confirms our consulate in benghazi was attacked. militants set fire to buildings and cars. by 7:00 p.m., there are reports that a diplomat was killed in benghazi in the violence and just after 10:00 p.m., the state department confirms those reports. and at 10:25 p.m., amidst the chaos and confusion of this breaking n
in washington, just afternoon in cairo, the u.s. embassy released a statement about the video trying to calm the situation, saying the u.s. condemns the efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of muslims. about four hours later, about noon in washington, the mob breaches the embassy walls. they climb inside the compound and tear down the american flag and replace it with an islamic flag. by then, conservative bloggers back in the u.s. began criticizing the embassy's...
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nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel is in cairo to cover the historic event. >> reporter: egyptians by the millions turned out to make history. >> to feel the freedom and to feel that we are human for the first time. >> reporter: mostly it was peaceful as voters lined up in cairo to choose from among five leading candidates. a socialist, two islamists with ties to the long banned muslim brotherhood and two with ties to former president mubarak. it wasn't always certain this day would come. last year, in tahrir square, millions demanded democracy. it's a choice between continuity and a new direction under islamic leadership that could see egypt turn away from four decades of pro-american policy. islamic candidates appear to be the most organized. we saw muslim brotherhood activists helping voters find their names on ballot lists. >> translator: i support the muslim brotherhood because it has long said islam is the solution, he said. not everyone agrees. the campaign here has been vigorous. mass rallies, televised debates. but in this overwhelm league muslim country, islamic
nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel is in cairo to cover the historic event. >> reporter: egyptians by the millions turned out to make history. >> to feel the freedom and to feel that we are human for the first time. >> reporter: mostly it was peaceful as voters lined up in cairo to choose from among five leading candidates. a socialist, two islamists with ties to the long banned muslim brotherhood and two with ties to former president mubarak. it wasn't always...
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she's going to meet with leaders in jerusalem as well as cairo and ramallah. few details have been provided in a news conference an hour ago. >> we are all hoping for a deescalation and we are all hoping for restoration of calm, and we are all hoping to open space, for deeper, broader conversations. >> now, the death and the destruction caused by the crisis stretches across both borders. more than 100 confirmed killed in gaza. four in israel including an israeli soldier who died in a rocket strike today. we want to get more from nbc correspondent, ayman mohyeldin, who joins me from gaza. you reached out to the egyptian authorities about what's taking place, when this deal will be announced. what are you hearing about the possibility of that happening this hour? >> well, right now what we're hearing from egyptian officials is that they're still working to finalize that agreement. there are some areas where the gap between the two sides has been narrowed, but there are still some very important issues that have not been addressed. you know, we are talking about
she's going to meet with leaders in jerusalem as well as cairo and ramallah. few details have been provided in a news conference an hour ago. >> we are all hoping for a deescalation and we are all hoping for restoration of calm, and we are all hoping to open space, for deeper, broader conversations. >> now, the death and the destruction caused by the crisis stretches across both borders. more than 100 confirmed killed in gaza. four in israel including an israeli soldier who died in...
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we are now going to go to cairo where nbc's jim maceda is. jim? >> how are you? >> there you have it. hi. i'm good. can you hear me okay? >> we can hear you now. tell us what you know about the agreement that was just reached, what we just heard again, msnbc reporting secretary of state hillary clinton announcing an agreement of a cease-fire. >> right. and this agreement which we suspected would happen in terms of its form, and format, is a two-staged, a two-phased agreement. the very first phase is about the principles. both sides, egypt -- sorry, egypt has brokered this so both sides, israel and hamas, agree in principle to a truce. the principle is a quiet in exchange for quiet. i'm sure that this will come out later, be but i'm sure that the presence of hillary clinton was instrumental in nudging both sides and the egyptians towards at least this basic guarantee of safety, guarantee of quiet right now. they have a cease-fire, they have a truce. there is absolutely no agreement at all on any of the key demands. that means that starting in the second phase, the
we are now going to go to cairo where nbc's jim maceda is. jim? >> how are you? >> there you have it. hi. i'm good. can you hear me okay? >> we can hear you now. tell us what you know about the agreement that was just reached, what we just heard again, msnbc reporting secretary of state hillary clinton announcing an agreement of a cease-fire. >> right. and this agreement which we suspected would happen in terms of its form, and format, is a two-staged, a two-phased...
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embassy in cairo. we apologize for that. >>> coming up next, mitt romney's comments that started all this, they're not the most important comments governor romney made in the last 48 hours. we're going to tell you what those are. >>> coming up, mitt romney rips a page from the bush playbook on foreign policy. >>> and we're going to update you on the growing anti-american protests in the middle east. >>> and later, jared bernstein and dave weigel on today's major news from the fed. if you care about jobs and job creation, today was an absolutely huge day and we're going to explain it all. stay tuned. you're watching "the ed show." wç >>> welcome back. you're looking at live pictures from cairo, egypt, right now, just outside the u.s. embassy. protesters are still massing at this hour. if anything happens, we will bring it to you immediately. >>> but to go back to the underlying policy of the pictures you just saw, you know the comments here that are getting all the attention are mitt romney's original
embassy in cairo. we apologize for that. >>> coming up next, mitt romney's comments that started all this, they're not the most important comments governor romney made in the last 48 hours. we're going to tell you what those are. >>> coming up, mitt romney rips a page from the bush playbook on foreign policy. >>> and we're going to update you on the growing anti-american protests in the middle east. >>> and later, jared bernstein and dave weigel on today's...
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we're going to go to cairo for the latest update on that. let's begin with the first reads of the morning. we begin with the big news out of the labor department. the unemployment rate dropped to 8.3% after the economy added 243,000 new jobs in january. the gains were almost across the board, led by the business service sector, construction and manufacturing. it's the fifth straight month we receive the unemployment rate go down from more than 9% in september to more than 8.3% today. in the past few months the employers have added an average of 2,100 jobs every month. and as we saw this month, nc "wall street journal," polled those numbers, the american public is actually feeling the improvement. the right check number is the highest it's been since may before the debt ceiling debacle was up. americans h are more optimistic about the future. 30% of the people believe the economy will improve. only 17% think it will get worse. of course, we saw the president's approval rating on the economy tic up. these numbers just continue to move downward
we're going to go to cairo for the latest update on that. let's begin with the first reads of the morning. we begin with the big news out of the labor department. the unemployment rate dropped to 8.3% after the economy added 243,000 new jobs in january. the gains were almost across the board, led by the business service sector, construction and manufacturing. it's the fifth straight month we receive the unemployment rate go down from more than 9% in september to more than 8.3% today. in the...
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nbc jim maceda is in cairo for us on this saturday. jim, these morsi reforms were to be a test of his strength of the muslim brotherhood strength. how did they do? >> well, you're right. this was a crucial day for president morsi and his muslim brotherhood supporters. they needed a massive turnout today at that rally kind of to stem the momentum of the opposition, which, as we have reported, has seen hundreds of thousands of secular, moderate egyptians, leftists, christians all turning out in that iconic tahrir square on at least two occasions this past week alone. and which tonight, by the way, is continuing its ten-city occupation of the square. but today really did belong to morsi supporters. their show of support was very big in the tens of thousands, perhaps 100,000 or more outside cairo university and had the feeling of a political rally. waving flags, carrying banners and chanting slogans and some clashes between pro and anti-morsi groups, but up in alexa alexandria, not in cairo. overall, very peaceful. the muslim brotherhood m
nbc jim maceda is in cairo for us on this saturday. jim, these morsi reforms were to be a test of his strength of the muslim brotherhood strength. how did they do? >> well, you're right. this was a crucial day for president morsi and his muslim brotherhood supporters. they needed a massive turnout today at that rally kind of to stem the momentum of the opposition, which, as we have reported, has seen hundreds of thousands of secular, moderate egyptians, leftists, christians all turning...
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in >>> authorities in cairo are bracing for more protests as outrage grows as morsi's decision to grant himself sweeping new powers. nbc's ayman moyheldin joins us with the latest. ayman, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. authorities are bracing for what could be the fifth day of violent clashes erupting between those who oppose president morsi and those who support him. now, over the past several days, we've seen some intense clashes. many of those protesters targeting the offices of the freedom and justice party, the organization that president mohamed morsi is politically affiliated with. now, the anger stems from the decree that president morsi issued. that degree gave him the ability to legislate powers without any type of judicial review. the president says you have to take those measures because egypt's judiciary is full of remnants of the old regime and pro-mubarak-appointed judges. that's why according to him there's a slow transition to democracy. the other opponents of this decree are saying that president morsi is doing nothing than simply grabbing more power a
in >>> authorities in cairo are bracing for more protests as outrage grows as morsi's decision to grant himself sweeping new powers. nbc's ayman moyheldin joins us with the latest. ayman, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning. authorities are bracing for what could be the fifth day of violent clashes erupting between those who oppose president morsi and those who support him. now, over the past several days, we've seen some intense clashes. many of those protesters...
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nbc news richard engel is monitoring it all from cairo. this is truly an uneven struggle but one day after secretary clinton's comments we have some stronger statements coming out today. catch us up to date. >> the french foreign minister says it is absolutely a civil war and says that a no fly zone is under consideration. now of course a no fly zone which we remember from libya and other conflicts is a militarily enforced action. it means attacking syrian air defense sites. it means something of a war without troops on the ground against syria. nato says it is not planning this kind of offensive, but france certainly going out on a limb here potentially not by itself. also, the british foreign minister saying that syria is on the verge of a total collapse, or on the brink of an all-out civil war. so a lot of very strong statements coming out today, as the situation on the ground continues to get worse, as you said, at least 50 people killed today. syrian forces entering that town of haffa which had been surrounded for days, the same town
nbc news richard engel is monitoring it all from cairo. this is truly an uneven struggle but one day after secretary clinton's comments we have some stronger statements coming out today. catch us up to date. >> the french foreign minister says it is absolutely a civil war and says that a no fly zone is under consideration. now of course a no fly zone which we remember from libya and other conflicts is a militarily enforced action. it means attacking syrian air defense sites. it means...
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the 84-year-old has been moved to a military hospital in cairo where he is said to be in very critical condition. as for mubarak as he fights for his life, protests have erupted in cairo's tahrir square over who will succeed him. mubarak's former prime minister and the muslim brotherhood candidate both claim victory in last weekend's elections, yet it's uncertain if the ruling military council will fully recognize either. the official vote tally is expected tomorrow. >>> as the g-20 summit meeting wrapped up in mexico european leaders could not agree on specifics to fix financial problems in greece and spain. nevertheless, president obama is optimistic europe will find a solution of its own to its economic crisis. nbc's steve handelsman has more from washington. >> reporter: two days at the g-20 summit in mexico left president obama convinced, european leaders can solve their economic crisis. >> they understand the stakes, they understand why it's important for them to take bold and decisive action. >> reporter: that could speed the recovery, put more americans to work and help his re-
the 84-year-old has been moved to a military hospital in cairo where he is said to be in very critical condition. as for mubarak as he fights for his life, protests have erupted in cairo's tahrir square over who will succeed him. mubarak's former prime minister and the muslim brotherhood candidate both claim victory in last weekend's elections, yet it's uncertain if the ruling military council will fully recognize either. the official vote tally is expected tomorrow. >>> as the g-20...
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take away was that, you know, their initial reaction was it was a response to what was going on in cairo but there may have been also other elements of terrorism there and from there it went to secretary rice who seemed to focus just on the video rather than saying it was a lot of different things. so i'm kind of in the middle on this in my dissection. i do think petraeus did say that there's a lot of things that play here but once he released that to the administration, they chose to focus primarily on the video and not so much on the other elements. i really don't know why they did that. it doesn't really make sense to me. but that's pretty much how today went. >> sir, if senator john mccain has called for a watergate style investigation into the attack, basically asking for a select committee coming out earlier this week with senators to say they aren't going to get enough information through what we're seeing in the testimony of petraeus and thinks there is an under current here of something else. do you agree that there needs to be a select committee formed? >> oraniginally i didn't
take away was that, you know, their initial reaction was it was a response to what was going on in cairo but there may have been also other elements of terrorism there and from there it went to secretary rice who seemed to focus just on the video rather than saying it was a lot of different things. so i'm kind of in the middle on this in my dissection. i do think petraeus did say that there's a lot of things that play here but once he released that to the administration, they chose to focus...
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the launch pad for peace may be in cairo. in the last 24 hours egypt has been mediating high-stakes discussions between israeli and hamas leaders. speaking today egyptian prime minister hish m kandil said -- in gaza, palestinian medical officials report 95 people have been killed in gaza including 23 children. for the second straight day, israel bombed a building housing local and international media. the target of the attack was a commanding member of an islamic jihad group who also had an apartment in the building. meanwhile, hamas continues to send rockets deep into israel. last night, israel's iron dome intercepted two rockets headed for tel aviv. yesterday, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu had tough talks on twitter writing we are exacting a heavy price from hamas and the terrorist organizations. the idf is prepared for a significant expansion of its operation. in a press gaggle on route to cambodia this morning, deputy national security adviser ben rhodes says the white house's goal is to have nations with infl
the launch pad for peace may be in cairo. in the last 24 hours egypt has been mediating high-stakes discussions between israeli and hamas leaders. speaking today egyptian prime minister hish m kandil said -- in gaza, palestinian medical officials report 95 people have been killed in gaza including 23 children. for the second straight day, israel bombed a building housing local and international media. the target of the attack was a commanding member of an islamic jihad group who also had an...
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joining me from cairo, nbc news correspondent jim maceda. jim, explain to all of us the reaction to secretary clinton's visit to the region and the impact that her presence has brought to the negotiations for a cease-fire. >> reporter: first, the reaction has been one of anxiety, anticipation, and of deep hope that secretary of state hillary clinton can now broker or help to broke err deal. they certainly don't want war right next door. many are asking where america has been for these past eight or so years. i think the overall feeling is one of anticipation, that something hopefully now can move forward. in terms of her impact today, she's met already with president morsi. she's also wrapping up a meeting with the foreign minister and we understand at the press conference she's supposed to give has not started yet. but i can guarantee you that many people here in egypt and israel are intent on following that press conference. unlike yesterday, there have been no dramatic statements that a cease-fire will be declared at such and such a time.
joining me from cairo, nbc news correspondent jim maceda. jim, explain to all of us the reaction to secretary clinton's visit to the region and the impact that her presence has brought to the negotiations for a cease-fire. >> reporter: first, the reaction has been one of anxiety, anticipation, and of deep hope that secretary of state hillary clinton can now broker or help to broke err deal. they certainly don't want war right next door. many are asking where america has been for these...
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embassy in cairo before any attacks began. it was a preemptive statement made to quell possible violence in the region. the embassy statement condemned, quote, the continuing efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of muslims. team romney has chosen instead to ignore these facts and focus on a statement taken out of context at a time of international distress. this morning romney used the tragedy to criticize the president's foreign policy agenda. >> i think president obama has demonstrated a lack of clarifity to a foreign policy. my foreign policy has three branches. >> the only spesty we have is a repeated mantra regarding confidence, clarity and resolve. it is worth noting that if this latest line of attack is aimed at winning romney undecided voters the international stage is not one where he has thus far proven himself to be the greatest actor. previous performances have included calling russia our number one geopolitical foe, alienating much of the united kingdom during the olympics in london, und
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that is cairo separate from benghazi. if they don't get this relationship right with egypt, we're in a world of trouble. that is the most important arab partner, nation, ally, nonally, whatever you want to call it in the world. >> the white house points out they were using legal language. you have two dynamics here, the internet and how this information can now be sent out across the world. how to deal with that. also, our relationships now with a dozen or more countries. many of them where the united states backed the popular uprising of the people and fought back dictators who stood on these people for generations. >> right. that's why i do think that it was so important, tamron that secretary of state clinton and the president have tried to make clear that we in no way endorse this horrible propaganda garbage. that's why it's so sad that that message became politicized. i think it's important. i think it's important tenant of diplomacy to make clear to the world as president bush did that we are not at war with islam.
that is cairo separate from benghazi. if they don't get this relationship right with egypt, we're in a world of trouble. that is the most important arab partner, nation, ally, nonally, whatever you want to call it in the world. >> the white house points out they were using legal language. you have two dynamics here, the internet and how this information can now be sent out across the world. how to deal with that. also, our relationships now with a dozen or more countries. many of them...